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Caroline Flint
Labour MP for Don Valley
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 8,598 votes. — 217th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Caroline Flint voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Education and Skills, Transport, Local Government and the Regions, Home Department, Treasury, Health
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Child Care, Working Families Tax Credit, Antisocial Behaviour, Child Support, Child Care Facilities
(based on written questions asked by Caroline Flint and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Planning and Energy Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Health Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Drugs Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Anti-social Behaviour Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Crime (International Co-operation) Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Education Bill Committee (14 out of n/a)
- High Hedges Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Middle East: Politics and Government (9 Jun 2009)
“In 2008-09, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) provided £7,050 for a project implemented by the Itach Maaki, a women's legal rights centre in the Negev. Between 2005 and 2007, the FCO also spent £329,600 (from the Global Opportunities Fund) on a project run by the Civic Forum Institute to train newly elected women in Palestinian local councils.”
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: EU Relations (8 Jun 2009)
“For the EU, democracy is both a core value and an essential aspect of internal and external policies. There is growing agreement among EU member states on the need to develop an EU consensus on democracy that sets out the EU vision. The aim of the consensus would be to implement existing EU policies on democracy more effectively, focusing on consistency, coherence and co-ordination in the use...”
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Kosovo: Foreign Relations (8 Jun 2009)
“The UK established its embassy in Pristina on 18 February 2008, the day after the Declaration of Independence of the Republic of Kosovo. The current British ambassador to Kosovo is Mr. Andrew Sparkes CMG. Kosovo's Chargé d'Affaires to the UK was appointed on 20 October 2008. The embassy of the Republic of Kosovo in London was officially opened on 2 March 2009.”
More of Caroline Flint's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 11 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 80% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 33 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 539 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
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Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2007/08 receipts.
| Type | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £20,861 (352nd) | £22,108 (joint 188th) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £20,317 (joint 189th) | £19,718 (joint 250th) | £14,580 (399th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st) | £1,255 (joint 107th) | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £19,114 (288th) | £12,920 (584th) | £16,502 | £16,131 (441st) | £16,693 (539th) | £18,230 (joint 203rd) | £13,487 (397th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £89,319 (260th) | £86,147 (251st) | £67,703 | £59,313 (616th) | £68,023 (joint 228th) | £60,614 (512th) | £46,225 (309th) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,580 (224th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £8,918 (258th)* | £8,560 (284th)** | £7,165 | £9,727 (343rd) | £10,391 (314th) | £11,073 (283rd) | £7,610 (339th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £407 (250th) | £803 | £1,041 (179th) | £987 (165th) | £1,517 (joint 94th) | £94 (joint 406th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £2,391 (45th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £1,269 (135th) | £1,316 (193rd) | £786 | £3,074 (50th) | £1,546 (121st) | £1,303 (joint 214th) | £897 (375th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £5,730 (11th) | £3,217 (joint 263rd) | £1,358 | £10,245 (42nd) | £5,934 (82nd) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,591 (10th) | £1,330 (35th) | £137 | £2,021 (joint 38th) | £2,021 (joint 34th) | £2,021 (joint 34th) | £2,021 (joint 33rd) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £158,773 (114th) | £136,005 (361st) | £116,088 | £124,072 (306th) | £127,167 (168th) | £114,476 (291st) | £84,914 (408th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,548 (456th). Rail £7,370 (98th).